Meteorological Observatons. 



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Abstract of the Results of the Hourly Meteorological Observations 

 taken at the Surveyor General's Office, Calcutta, 

 in the month of January 1869. 

 Monthly Eesults. 



Mean height of the Barometer for the month... 



Max. height of the Barometer occurred at 10 a. m. on the 15th. 



Min. height of the Barometer occurred at 4 p.m. on the 24th. 



Extreme range of the Barometer during the month 



Mean of .the daily Max. Pressures 



Ditto ditto Min. ditto 

 Mean daily range of the Barometer during the month ... 



Inches. 



30.054 

 30.294 

 29.864 



0.430 

 30.134 

 29.996 



0.138 



Mean Dry Bulb Thermometer for the month 

 Max. Temperature occurred at 3 p. m. on the 24th. 

 Min. Temperature occurred at 7 a. m. on the 10th ... 

 Extreme range of the Temperature during the month 

 Mean of the daily Max. Temperature ... 

 Ditto ditto Min. ditto, 

 Mean daily range of the Temperature during the month . . 



69.5 

 85.8 

 56.3 

 29.5 

 78.1 

 62.4 

 15.7 



Mean Wet Bulb Thermometer for the month ... ... ... 63.4 



Mean Dry Bulb Thermometer above Mean Wet Bulb Thermometer 6.1 



Computed Mean Dew-point for the month ... ... ... 58.5 



Mean Dry Bulb Thermometer above computed mean Dew-point ... 11.0 



Inches. 



Mean Elastic force of Yapour for the month ... ... ... 0.498 



Troy grain. 



Mean Weight of Yapour for the month ... ... ... 5.48 



Additional Weight of Yapour required for complete saturation ... 2.40 

 Mean degree of humidity for the month, complete saturation being unity 0.70 



Mean Max. Solar radiationTemperature for the month. 



115.4 



Inches. 



Rained 3 days, — Max. fall of rain during 24 hours ... ... 0.78 



Total amount of rain during the month ... ... ... 0.90 



Total amount of rain indicated by the Gauge attached to the anemo- 

 meter during the month ... ... ... ... ... 0.80 



Prevailing direction of the Wind. 



S. W., S. S. W. & S. S. E. 



